The Guinness World Record holder of the 'World's Tallest Living Woman' title boarded a plane for the first time this week and flew to the United States from her native Turkey.
Video released by Turkish Airlines showed Rumeysa Gelgi and her mother being helped by both airport and cabin personnel every step of the way.
With a special seating adjustment, Gelgi, who measures 215.16 centimeters (84.7 inches or seven feet and 0.7 inches), was able to make the 13-hour non-stop flight to San Francisco from Istanbul.
Gelgi was born with Weaver Syndrome, a rare genetic mutation that causes abnormally rapid growth in children.
According to Anadolu Agency (AA), Gelgi is a 25-year-old software developer and she was traveling to the US for a Guinness event.
AA reported that Gelgi uses her world record title to raise awareness of her condition.

Video: World's tallest woman boards flight for first time

According to Anadolu Agency (AA), Gelgi is a 25-year-old software developer and she was traveling to the US for a Guinness event.

The Guinness World Record holder of the 'World's Tallest Living Woman' title boarded a plane for the first time this week and flew to the United States from her native Turkey.
Video released by Turkish Airlines showed Rumeysa Gelgi and her mother being helped by both airport and cabin personnel every step of the way.
With a special seating adjustment, Gelgi, who measures 215.16 centimeters (84.7 inches or seven feet and 0.7 inches), was able to make the 13-hour non-stop flight to San Francisco from Istanbul.
Gelgi was born with Weaver Syndrome, a rare genetic mutation that causes abnormally rapid growth in children.
According to Anadolu Agency (AA), Gelgi is a 25-year-old software developer and she was traveling to the US for a Guinness event.
AA reported that Gelgi uses her world record title to raise awareness of her condition.
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A Pakistan magistrate on Saturday issued arrest warrants for former prime minister Imran Khan in a case about threatening a female judge, giving air to speculation that he may be arrested.
Khan addressing a rally on August 20 had used controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge, Zeba Chaudhry, and a case was registered against him with the Margalla Police Station in the capital while the Islamabad High Court launched contempt proceedings.
In pursuance of the case, a local magistrate issued the arrest warrant at the request of the police.
Initially, Khan was booked under terrorism laws but the charges were deleted on the directive of the Islamabad High Court and the case was transferred from an anti-terrorism court to a normal sessions court.
The bail granted to him by the anti-terrorism case also became ineffective after the case was transferred. The police said he failed to attend the last court hearing on the matter and the arrest warrant was issued to ensure his presence.
It was rumoured that the Islamabad police sent about 300 personnel to arrest Khan from his Banigala residence in the suburbs of Islamabad but the police denied the reports.
“There is no truth in this news and it is baseless,” the Islamabad police said soon after PTI supporters started to gather at Banigala in anticipation of any police action. Police asked the people not to “listen to propaganda”.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah told Geo News that Khan was not being arrested and the arrest warrant was routine and bailable.
“It is [for] a bailable crime. There is no question of arrest,” the interior minister said.
Separately, Khan earlier today submitted an affidavit in the IHC in the contempt case for threatening the additional district and sessions judge, assuring the court that he would never do anything in future that would hurt the dignity of any court and the judiciary, especially the lower judiciary.
The deposed premier further said that he is "willing to apologise" if the judge thinks that he crossed a "red line".

Arrest warrant against former Pak PM Imran Khan 

It was rumoured that the Islamabad police sent about 300 personnel to arrest Khan from his Banigala residence in the suburbs of Islamabad but the police denied the reports.

A Pakistan magistrate on Saturday issued arrest warrants for former prime minister Imran Khan in a case about threatening a female judge, giving air to speculation that he may be arrested.
Khan addressing a rally on August 20 had used controversial remarks against Additional District and Sessions Judge, Zeba Chaudhry, and a case was registered against him with the Margalla Police Station in the capital while the Islamabad High Court launched contempt proceedings.
In pursuance of the case, a local magistrate issued the arrest warrant at the request of the police.
Initially, Khan was booked under terrorism laws but the charges were deleted on the directive of the Islamabad High Court and the case was transferred from an anti-terrorism court to a normal sessions court.
The bail granted to him by the anti-terrorism case also became ineffective after the case was transferred. The police said he failed to attend the last court hearing on the matter and the arrest warrant was issued to ensure his presence.
It was rumoured that the Islamabad police sent about 300 personnel to arrest Khan from his Banigala residence in the suburbs of Islamabad but the police denied the reports.
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&ldquo;There is no truth in this news and it is baseless,&rdquo; the Islamabad police said soon after PTI supporters started to gather at Banigala in anticipation of any police action. Police asked the people not to &ldquo;listen to propaganda&rdquo;.
Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah told Geo News that Khan was not being arrested and the arrest warrant was routine and bailable.
&ldquo;It is [for] a bailable crime. There is no question of arrest,&rdquo; the interior minister said.
Separately, Khan earlier today submitted an affidavit in the IHC in the contempt case for threatening the additional district and sessions judge, assuring the court that he would never do anything in future that would hurt the dignity of any court and the judiciary, especially the lower judiciary.
The deposed premier further said that he is "willing to apologise" if the judge thinks that he crossed a "red line".

In fresh embarrassment for Vladimir Putin, Russian forces were reportedly forced to withdraw from the Ukrainian city of Lyman amid a strong Ukrainian counter-offensive.
Reports said that thousands of Ukrainian soldiers surrounded Russian troops in the strategic eastern city of Lyman, forcing a Russian withdrawal on 1 October 2022.
This came just a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions, making them a part of Russia. The annexation was done after a referendum which Ukraine and the West claimed was done at gunpoint.
Lyman is an important transportation hub, and is located 160 km southeast of Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv. It has reportedly played a key role in Russian frontline ground communication, and logistics.
Kyiv has been retaking territory since the beginning of September, and the latest victory is expected to lead to Ukrainian counter-attacks further in the occupied region of Luhansk.

Ukraine army chases Russian troops out of Lyman city, day after Putin announced annexation of 4 regions

Lyman is an important transportation hub, and is located 160 km southeast of Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv.

In fresh embarrassment for Vladimir Putin, Russian forces were reportedly forced to withdraw from the Ukrainian city of Lyman amid a strong Ukrainian counter-offensive.
Reports said that thousands of Ukrainian soldiers surrounded Russian troops in the strategic eastern city of Lyman, forcing a Russian withdrawal on 1 October 2022.
This came just a day after Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the annexation of 4 Ukrainian regions, making them a part of Russia. The annexation was done after a referendum which Ukraine and the West claimed was done at gunpoint.
Lyman is an important transportation hub, and is located 160 km southeast of Ukraine's second-largest city Kharkiv. It has reportedly played a key role in Russian frontline ground communication, and logistics.
Kyiv has been retaking territory since the beginning of September, and the latest victory is expected to lead to Ukrainian counter-attacks further in the occupied region of Luhansk.
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Ukraine's nuclear power provider accused Russia on Saturday of “kidnapping” the head of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, a facility now occupied by Russian troops and located in a region of Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved to annex illegally.
Russian forces seized the director-general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ihor Murashov, around 4 p.m. Friday, Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom said. That was just hours after Putin, in a sharp escalation of his war, signed treaties to absorb Moscow-controlled Ukrainian territory into Russia.
Energoatom said Russian troops stopped Murashov's car, blindfolded him and then took him to an undisclosed location.
“His detention by (Russia) jeopardizes the safety of Ukraine and Europe's largest nuclear power plant,” said Energoatom President Petro Kotin said.
Kotin demanded that Russia immediately release Murashov.
Russia did not immediately acknowledge seizing the plant director. The International Atomic Energy Agency, which has staff at the plant, did not immediately acknowledge Energoatom's claim of Murashov's capture.
The Zaporizhzhia plant repeatedly has been caught in the crossfire of the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian technicians continued running it after Russian troops seized the power station. The plant's last reactor was shut down in September amid ongoing shelling near the facility.

Russia-Ukraine war: did Moscow 'kidnapping' head of Europe's largest nuclear power plant? 

Russia detains Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant chief: reports 

Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant chief 'kidnapped' by Russian troops, claims Ukraine

&ldquo;His detention by (Russia) jeopardizes the safety of Ukraine and Europe's largest nuclear power plant,&rdquo; said Energoatom President Petro Kotin said.&nbsp;

Ukraine's nuclear power provider accused Russia on Saturday of &ldquo;kidnapping&rdquo; the head of Europe's largest nuclear power plant, a facility now occupied by Russian troops and located in a region of Ukraine that Russian President Vladimir Putin has moved to annex illegally.
Russian forces seized the director-general of the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Ihor Murashov, around 4 p.m. Friday, Ukrainian state nuclear company Energoatom said. That was just hours after Putin, in a sharp escalation of his war, signed treaties to absorb Moscow-controlled Ukrainian territory into Russia.
Energoatom said Russian troops stopped Murashov's car, blindfolded him and then took him to an undisclosed location.
&ldquo;His detention by (Russia) jeopardizes the safety of Ukraine and Europe's largest nuclear power plant,&rdquo; said Energoatom President Petro Kotin said.
Kotin demanded that Russia immediately release Murashov.
Russia did not immediately acknowledge seizing the plant director. The International Atomic Energy Agency, which has staff at the plant, did not immediately acknowledge Energoatom's claim of Murashov's capture.
The Zaporizhzhia plant repeatedly has been caught in the crossfire of the war in Ukraine. Ukrainian technicians continued running it after Russian troops seized the power station. The plant's last reactor was shut down in September amid ongoing shelling near the facility.
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NASA said Friday it would try to launch its Moon mega-rocket in November, without committing to a precise date for the much-delayed Artemis 1 mission.
The US space agency, which was forced to postpone its latest liftoff attempt due to massive Hurricane Ian which hammered Florida this week, announced it was preparing its next launch window for between November 12 and November 27.
"Over the coming days," NASA said in a blog post, the team will assess conditions and necessary work and "identify a specific date for the next launch attempt."
Officials had so far refused to completely shut the door on an earlier attempt in October.
The SLS rocket, the most powerful ever designed by NASA, had to be returned to its storage hangar at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday in order to shelter it from the approach of Hurricane Ian.
The storm devastated parts of Florida but the rocket itself suffered no damage, NASA said.

Artemis 1 mission: NASA plans to launch moon mega-rocket, again; here's when

NASA also informed that although Ian devastated parts of Florida but the rocket itself suffered no damage.&nbsp;

NASA said Friday it would try to launch its Moon mega-rocket in November, without committing to a precise date for the much-delayed Artemis 1 mission.
The US space agency, which was forced to postpone its latest liftoff attempt due to massive Hurricane Ian which hammered Florida this week, announced it was preparing its next launch window for between November 12 and November 27.
"Over the coming days," NASA said in a blog post, the team will assess conditions and necessary work and "identify a specific date for the next launch attempt."
Officials had so far refused to completely shut the door on an earlier attempt in October.
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The SLS rocket, the most powerful ever designed by NASA, had to be returned to its storage hangar at Kennedy Space Center on Tuesday in order to shelter it from the approach of Hurricane Ian.
The storm devastated parts of Florida but the rocket itself suffered no damage, NASA said.

In a first, Mahatma Gandhi made a special appearance at the United Nations, sharing his message on education at the world organisation as it commemorated the International Day of Non-Violence on the occasion of the Indian leader’s birth anniversary.
A special life-size hologram of Gandhi was projected during a panel discussion organised on Friday by India’s Permanent Mission to the UN and UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) at the UN headquarters here to commemorate the International Day of Non-Violence.
The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2, the birthday of Gandhi. According to the General Assembly resolution of June 2007, which established the commemoration, the day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness".
The resolution reaffirms "the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire "to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".
The panel discussion featured India’s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj; CEO of The King Centre, Atlanta Bernice King; and youth representative and digital education transformation champion Princess Hayu of Indonesia.
The discussion, moderated by UNESCO MGIEP Director Anantha Duraiappah, was focussed on ‘Education for Human Flourishing’.
It was part of the Ahinsa Lecture Series and kickstarted the 10-year celebration of UNESCO MGIEP. It was for the first time at the UN that a life-size hologram of Mahatma Gandhi led the panel discussion, a statement said.
A voice-over accompanying the Gandhi hologram shared the iconic leader’s thoughts on education.
“Literacy is not the end of education or even the beginning. By education, I mean an all-around drawing out of the best in the child and the man, body, mind and spirit. By spiritual training, I mean education of the heart,” Gandhi said.
Ahead of the panel discussion, a message by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was read out.
In his message, Guterres said Gandhi’s life and example reveal a timeless pathway to a more peaceful and tolerant world, as the UN chief called on the international community to walk this path together, in solidarity, as one human family.
Director of the Mahatma Gandhi Digital Museum in Hyderabad Birad Yajnik told the event’s audience that the hologram was the second edition of the Gandhi hologram in 4k.
He recalled that the making of the hologram was a process that started in 2018 when Ambassador Kamboj was in South Africa.
In 2019, in association with the MGIEP, a dialogue with a hologram of Gandhi was envisioned. Ananda and his team researched the collected works of Gandhi and his thoughts on education.
“At our end, digitally graphic files were further sculpted, merged with motion graphics to produce a high-definition hologram that narrated the script,” Yajnik said, adding that this version led the panel discussion at UNESCO in Paris and later in New Delhi.
“The future of this hologram is to enable it with AI (Artificial Intelligence) voice engine that can engage the people of the world. The message of Mahatma Gandhi is a message of peace and love, a message that the world desperately needs today. And this would be our small effort to bring it to the youth of the world through the language of technology,” Yajnik said.
Guterres said in his message that the International Day of Non-Violence celebrates not only Gandhi’s birthday, but the values he embodied that echo across the decades: peace, mutual respect and the essential dignity shared by every person.
“Sadly, our world is not living up to those values. We see this through growing conflicts and climate chaos. Poverty, hunger and deepening inequalities. Prejudice, racism and rising hate speech. And a morally bankrupt global financial system that entrenches poverty and stymies recovery for developing countries,” he said.
The UN chief emphasised that the world can defeat these challenges by embracing Gandhi’s values and working across cultures and borders to build a better, more peaceful future for all.
“By investing in people’s health, education, decent jobs and social protection to prevent people from falling and catch them when they do. By ensuring access to financing and debt relief for all countries. By supporting developing countries as they build resilient infrastructure and protect populations from the impacts of climate change, while also accelerating the transition from planet-killing fossil fuels to renewable energy.
“By securing and upholding the rights and dignity of all people - especially the most vulnerable, and girls and women who are too often denied their basic rights. By taking concrete action for inclusion, recognising multicultural, multi-religious and multi-ethnic societies as a richness, not a threat,” he said.
The Gandhi hologram made three appearances during the panel discussion, showing him both sitting and standing as he spoke about the values of education.
“We assess the value of education in the same manner as we assess the value of land or shares in the stock market. We want to provide only such education as would enable the student to earn more.
"We hardly give any thought to the improvement of the character of the educated. The schools and colleges are really a factory of turning out clerks for the government. On the contrary, real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself. What better book can there be than the book of humanity,” the Gandhi hologram said.
Education should provide access, equity, quality and affordability, Kamboj said, adding that it is very critical to provide holistic development as well as upliftment and dignity for every individual.
Stressing the importance of resilience, Kamboj said while education is imparted in schools and colleges, “I wonder how much we teach our children how to deal with the ups and downs.” “That is also very critical...life doesn't always dish out the best moments, you have to learn to deal with the ups and downs and, therefore, I think education should also be transformative in the sense that you teach youngsters to be able to take setbacks as you also take your successes,” she said.

UN: 'Mahatma Gandhi' makes special appearance, shares message on education

WATCH: 'Mahatma Gandhi' makes special appearance at United Nations

The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2, the birthday of Gandhi.

In a first, Mahatma Gandhi made a special appearance at the United Nations, sharing his message on education at the world organisation as it commemorated the International Day of Non-Violence on the occasion of the Indian leader&rsquo;s birth anniversary.
A special life-size hologram of Gandhi was projected during a panel discussion organised on Friday by India&rsquo;s Permanent Mission to the UN and UNESCO Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Education for Peace and Sustainable Development (MGIEP) at the UN headquarters to commemorate the International Day of Non-Violence.
The International Day of Non-Violence is observed on October 2, the birthday of Gandhi. According to the General Assembly resolution of June 2007, which established the commemoration, the day is an occasion to "disseminate the message of non-violence, including through education and public awareness".
The resolution reaffirms "the universal relevance of the principle of non-violence" and the desire "to secure a culture of peace, tolerance, understanding and non-violence".
The panel discussion featured India&rsquo;s Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Ruchira Kamboj; CEO of The King Centre, Atlanta Bernice King; and youth representative and digital education transformation champion Princess Hayu of Indonesia.
The discussion, moderated by UNESCO MGIEP Director Anantha Duraiappah, was focussed on &lsquo;Education for Human Flourishing&rsquo;.
It was part of the Ahinsa Lecture Series and kickstarted the 10-year celebration of UNESCO MGIEP. It was for the first time at the UN that a life-size hologram of Mahatma Gandhi led the panel discussion, a statement said.
A voice-over accompanying the Gandhi hologram shared the iconic leader&rsquo;s thoughts on education.
&ldquo;Literacy is not the end of education or even the beginning. By education, I mean an all-around drawing out of the best in the child and the man, body, mind and spirit. By spiritual training, I mean education of the heart,&rdquo; Gandhi said.
Ahead of the panel discussion, a message by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres was read out.
In his message, Guterres said Gandhi&rsquo;s life and example reveal a timeless pathway to a more peaceful and tolerant world, as the UN chief called on the international community to walk this path together, in solidarity, as one human family.
Director of the Mahatma Gandhi Digital Museum in Hyderabad Birad Yajnik told the event&rsquo;s audience that the hologram was the second edition of the Gandhi hologram in 4k.
He recalled that the making of the hologram was a process that started in 2018 when Ambassador Kamboj was in South Africa.
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In 2019, in association with the MGIEP, a dialogue with a hologram of Gandhi was envisioned. Ananda and his team researched the collected works of Gandhi and his thoughts on education.
&ldquo;At our end, digitally graphic files were further sculpted, merged with motion graphics to produce a high-definition hologram that narrated the script,&rdquo; Yajnik said, adding that this version led the panel discussion at UNESCO in Paris and later in New Delhi.
&ldquo;The future of this hologram is to enable it with AI (Artificial Intelligence) voice engine that can engage the people of the world. The message of Mahatma Gandhi is a message of peace and love, a message that the world desperately needs today. And this would be our small effort to bring it to the youth of the world through the language of technology,&rdquo; Yajnik said.
Guterres said in his message that the International Day of Non-Violence celebrates not only Gandhi&rsquo;s birthday, but the values he embodied that echo across the decades: peace, mutual respect and the essential dignity shared by every person.
&ldquo;Sadly, our world is not living up to those values. We see this through growing conflicts and climate chaos. Poverty, hunger and deepening inequalities. Prejudice, racism and rising hate speech. And a morally bankrupt global financial system that entrenches poverty and stymies recovery for developing countries,&rdquo; he said.
The UN chief emphasised that the world can defeat these challenges by embracing Gandhi&rsquo;s values and working across cultures and borders to build a better, more peaceful future for all.
&ldquo;By investing in people&rsquo;s health, education, decent jobs and social protection to prevent people from falling and catch them when they do. By ensuring access to financing and debt relief for all countries. By supporting developing countries as they build resilient infrastructure and protect populations from the impacts of climate change, while also accelerating the transition from planet-killing fossil fuels to renewable energy.
&ldquo;By securing and upholding the rights and dignity of all people - especially the most vulnerable, and girls and women who are too often denied their basic rights. By taking concrete action for inclusion, recognising multicultural, multi-religious and multi-ethnic societies as a richness, not a threat,&rdquo; he said.
The Gandhi hologram made three appearances during the panel discussion, showing him both sitting and standing as he spoke about the values of education.
&ldquo;We assess the value of education in the same manner as we assess the value of land or shares in the stock market. We want to provide only such education as would enable the student to earn more.
"We hardly give any thought to the improvement of the character of the educated. The schools and colleges are really a factory of turning out clerks for the government. On the contrary, real education consists in drawing the best out of yourself. What better book can there be than the book of humanity,&rdquo; the Gandhi hologram said.
Education should provide access, equity, quality and affordability, Kamboj said, adding that it is very critical to provide holistic development as well as upliftment and dignity for every individual.
Stressing the importance of resilience, Kamboj said while education is imparted in schools and colleges, &ldquo;I wonder how much we teach our children how to deal with the ups and downs.&rdquo; &ldquo;That is also very critical...life doesn't always dish out the best moments, you have to learn to deal with the ups and downs and, therefore, I think education should also be transformative in the sense that you teach youngsters to be able to take setbacks as you also take your successes,&rdquo; she said.

Pakistan government’s official Twitter account was withheld on Saurday in India in response to a legal demand. 
Sharing inputs on the disabling of the account, news agency ANI said "@GovtofPakistan account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand," is seen while accessing the Twitter handle.
This is the second time that the Pakistan government’s handle has been disabled in India. Earlier the account was withheld in July but was reactivated. 
According to Twitter guidelines, the microblogging site takes such action in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order, ANI said. It may also deactivate an account if it "receives a valid and properly scoped request from an authorized entity. 
 
 

Pakistan government's official twitter account in India taken down

This is the second time that the Pakistan government&rsquo;s handle has been withheld in India.

Pakistan government&rsquo;s official Twitter account was withheld on Saurday in India in response to a legal demand.&nbsp;
Sharing inputs on the disabling of the account, news agency ANI said "@GovtofPakistan account has been withheld in India in response to a legal demand," is seen while accessing the Twitter handle.
This is the second time that the Pakistan government&rsquo;s handle has been withheld in India. Earlier the account was withheld in July but was reactivated.&nbsp;
According to Twitter guidelines, the microblogging site takes such action in response to a valid legal demand, such as a court order, ANI said. It may also deactivate an account if it "receives a valid and properly scoped request from an authorized entity.&nbsp;
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Rare fossa triplets have emerged from their den after being born at the UK's Chester Zoo.
The 12-week-old pups began to venture outside after remaining tucked away for their first few weeks of life.
The tiny carnivores are the first of their kind to ever be born at the zoo in its 91-year history.
The triplets are made up of one male and two females and haven't yet been named by zookeepers.
Fossa can only be found on the island of Madagascar where as few as 2,600 remain.
Zoo experts are working in Madagascar to protect and restore habitats after mass deforestation on the island.
A distant relative of the mongoose, the fossa is a slender, cat-like mammal that's only found in the forests of Madagascar.
The rare carnivore is equipped with a long tail that helps it balance when leaping amongst the tree branches, as well as large eyes that help it to see better at night when hunting for prey such as lemurs, wild pigs and mice.
The fossa is highly threatened as a result of widespread habitat loss in Madagascar.
Scientists report that the island has already lost up to 90% of its forests, which means that many species are now on the very brink of extinction.
The world's authority of the state of nature, The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), lists the fossa as vulnerable to extinction.

WATCH: rare fossa triplets spotted in UK's Chester Zoo weeks after birth

The 12-week-old pups began to venture outside after remaining tucked away for their first few weeks of life.

Rare fossa triplets have emerged from their den after being born at the UK's Chester Zoo.
The 12-week-old pups began to venture outside after remaining tucked away for their first few weeks of life.
The tiny carnivores are the first of their kind to ever be born at the zoo in its 91-year history.
The triplets are made up of one male and two females and haven't yet been named by zookeepers.
Fossa can only be found on the island of Madagascar where as few as 2,600 remain.
Zoo experts are working in Madagascar to protect and restore habitats after mass deforestation on the island.
A distant relative of the mongoose, the fossa is a slender, cat-like mammal that's only found in the forests of Madagascar.
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The rare carnivore is equipped with a long tail that helps it balance when leaping amongst the tree branches, as well as large eyes that help it to see better at night when hunting for prey such as lemurs, wild pigs and mice.
The fossa is highly threatened as a result of widespread habitat loss in Madagascar.
Scientists report that the island has already lost up to 90% of its forests, which means that many species are now on the very brink of extinction.
The world's authority of the state of nature, The International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN), lists the fossa as vulnerable to extinction.

The Moroccan government has asked the famous athletic shoe and apparel brand Adidas to change the design of the new jersey of the Algerian football team. 
The new jersey that Adidas has designed has blue, yellow and teal geometric patterns. As per Adidas, the design is inspired by Mechouar Palace in Algeria. However, the culture ministry of Morocco has accused the brand of 'appropriating a Morrocan pattern called Zellige in the jersey'. 
Lawyer Mourad Elajouti who has sent a legal warning to Adidas on behalf of the ministry said that the pattern, Zellige is a geometric blue, teal and yellow design which is common in Morrocan Mosaics. 
In his letter to Adidas, Elajouti wrote that the new design was 'cultural appropriation and an attempt to steal a form of Moroccan cultural heritage and use it outside of context'. The ministry has demanded Adidas to either change the design within 2 weeks or to identify the Zellige art of Morocco as an inspiration. 
The 2 nations share a history of political tensions, including the Sand war of 1963 which was over a month-long war that happened due to border issues between the 2 neighboring nations. 

Morocco demands Adidas to change new Algerian football jersey

Morocco has accused apparel brand Adidas of 'stealing heritage' in their new jersey design for the Algerian football team. 

Here's what the full controversy is about.

The 2 nations share a history of political tension for several decades, including the Sand war of 1963 which was a border conflict between the 2 neighbouring nations.&nbsp;

The Moroccan government has asked sports apparel brand Adidas to change the design of the new jersey of the Algerian football team.&nbsp;
The new jersey that Adidas has designed has blue, yellow and teal geometric patterns. As per Adidas, the design is inspired by Mechouar Palace in Algeria. However, the culture ministry of Morocco has accused the brand of 'appropriating a Morrocan pattern called Zellige in the jersey'.&nbsp;
Lawyer Mourad Elajouti who has sent a legal warning to Adidas on behalf of the ministry said that the pattern, Zellige is a geometric blue, teal and yellow design which is common in Morrocan Mosaics.&nbsp;
In his letter to Adidas, Elajouti wrote that the new design was 'cultural appropriation and an attempt to steal a form of Moroccan cultural heritage and use it outside of context'. The ministry has demanded Adidas to either change the design within 2 weeks or to identify the Zellige art of Morocco as an inspiration.&nbsp;
The 2 nations share a history of political tensions, including the Sand war of 1963 which was over a month-long war that happened due to border issues between the 2 neighboring nations.&nbsp;

A revived Hurricane Ian pounded coastal South Carolina on Friday, ripping apart piers and flooding streets after the ferocious storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida, trapping thousands in their homes and leaving at least 17 people dead.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said the deaths included a 22-year-old woman ejected in an ATV rollover Friday because of a road washout and a 71-year-old man who died earlier of head injuries when he fell off a roof while putting up rain shutters. Many of the other deaths were drownings, including that of a 68-year-old woman swept into the ocean by a wave.
Another three people died in Cuba earlier in the week as the storm churned northward. The death toll was expected to increase substantially once emergency officials have an opportunity to search many of the hardest-hit areas.
Ian's center came ashore near Georgetown, South Carolina, with much weaker winds than when it crossed Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday as one of the strongest storms to ever hit the U.S. As Ian moved across South Carolina, it dropped from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone.
Sheets of rain whipped trees and power lines and left many areas on Charleston's downtown peninsula under water. Parts of four piers along the coast, including two at Myrtle Beach, collapsed into the churning waves and washed away. Online cameras showed seawater filling neighbourhoods in Garden City to calf level.
Ian left a broad swath of destruction in Florida, flooding areas on both of its coasts, tearing homes from their slabs, demolishing beachfront businesses and leaving more than 2 million people without power.
Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through riverine streets in Florida after the storm to save thousands of people trapped amid flooded homes and shattered buildings .

Hurricane Ian batters South Carolina as Florida's death toll climbs

As Ian moved across South Carolina, it dropped from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone.

A revived Hurricane Ian pounded coastal South Carolina on Friday, ripping apart piers and flooding streets after the ferocious storm caused catastrophic damage in Florida, trapping thousands in their homes and leaving at least 17 people dead.
The Florida Department of Law Enforcement said the deaths included a 22-year-old woman ejected in an ATV rollover Friday because of a road washout and a 71-year-old man who died earlier of head injuries when he fell off a roof while putting up rain shutters. Many of the other deaths were drownings, including that of a 68-year-old woman swept into the ocean by a wave.
Another three people died in Cuba earlier in the week as the storm churned northward. The death toll was expected to increase substantially once emergency officials have an opportunity to search many of the hardest-hit areas.
Ian's center came ashore near Georgetown, South Carolina, with much weaker winds than when it crossed Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday as one of the strongest storms to ever hit the U.S. As Ian moved across South Carolina, it dropped from a hurricane to a post-tropical cyclone.&nbsp; Also Watch| <a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/hurricane-ian-catastrophic-storm-swamps-hospitals-streets-of-florida-1664427850795">Hurricane Ian: Catastrophic storm swamps hospitals, streets of Florida</a>
Sheets of rain whipped trees and power lines and left many areas on Charleston's downtown peninsula under water. Parts of four piers along the coast, including two at Myrtle Beach, collapsed into the churning waves and washed away. Online cameras showed seawater filling neighbourhoods in Garden City to calf level.
Ian left a broad swath of destruction in Florida, flooding areas on both of its coasts, tearing homes from their slabs, demolishing beachfront businesses and leaving more than 2 million people without power.
Rescue crews piloted boats and waded through riverine streets in Florida after the storm to save thousands of people trapped amid flooded homes and shattered buildings .

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An Indian couple who died after a 800-feet fall in California's Yosemite National Park were likely taking a selfie, according to the deceased man's brother. The couple had set up their tripod near a popular tourist spot, where visitors can walk to the edge of a granite ledge that does not have a railing. Their bodies were recovered after visitors spotted the camera the morning after the tragedy and alerted officials.

In a startling incident, a bullet pierced an airborne plane in Myanmar, and injured a passenger. The incident occurred on 30 September 2022 as a Myanmar National Airlines flight was preparing to land in Loikaw, the capital of the eastern state of Kayah, also known as Karenni.
The bullet passed through the plane's fuselage when it was at an altitude of 3,500 feet, and around 6.5 km north of the airport. A passenger suffered facial injuries and was rushed to a hospital.
Myanmar's military government blamed rebel groups for the attack. Officials said that the Karenni National Progressive Party and the People's Defense Force were behind the incident. However, rebel groups denied the allegations.
Myanmar's Kayah state has turned into a fierce battleground between the military and rebel groups since the military seized power in a coup in 2021.

Bullet hits airborne plane, goes into cabin and injures passenger in Myanmar; military govt blames rebels

The bullet passed through the plane's fuselage when it was at an altitude of 3,500 feet, and around 6.5 km north of the airport.

In a startling incident, a bullet pierced an airborne plane in Myanmar, and injured a passenger. The incident occurred on 30 September 2022 as a Myanmar National Airlines flight was preparing to land in Loikaw, the capital of the eastern state of Kayah, also known as Karenni.
The bullet passed through the plane's fuselage when it was at an altitude of 3,500 feet, and around 6.5 km north of the airport. A passenger suffered facial injuries and was rushed to a hospital.
Myanmar's military government blamed rebel groups for the attack. Officials said that the Karenni National Progressive Party and the People's Defense Force were behind the incident. However, rebel groups denied the allegations.
Myanmar's Kayah state has turned into a fierce battleground between the military and rebel groups since the military seized power in a coup in 2021.
Also watch: <a href="https://www.editorji.com/world-news/video-massive-avalanche-hit-nepal-s-manaslu-base-camp-2nd-in-a-week-1664711206656">Massive avalanche hit Nepal's Manaslu base camp; 2nd in a week&nbsp;</a>

A huge avalanche hit Nepal's Manaslu Base Camp on Sunday. The incident was confirmed by Tashi Sherpa who was trying to climb the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres.
In a video shared by Tashi, avalanches can be seen descending toward the base camp. 
He further divulged that few tents were destroyed in the avalanche with no human casualties, adding, "more than 3 dozen tents have been damaged today."  Some of the expedition companies are calling off their attempt for the season.
Notably, it comes a week after the last one, which had left two persons dead. According to the Tourism Department of Nepal, over a dozen people were injured, including an Indian after an avalanche ripped through just below camp 4 on September 26.
The weather has not been great throughout the season. An avalanche occurred in the mountain a few days ago also. Over 400 permits were issued by the Department of Tourism to climb Manaslu this year.
 

VIDEO: Massive avalanche hit Nepal's Manaslu base camp; 2nd in a week 

This comes just a week after two persons died due to huge avalanche.

A huge avalanche hit Nepal's Manaslu Base Camp on Sunday. The incident was confirmed by Tashi Sherpa who was trying to climb the eighth highest mountain in the world at 8,163 metres.
In a video shared by Tashi, avalanches can be seen descending toward the base camp.&nbsp;
 He further divulged that few tents were destroyed in the avalanche with no human casualties, adding, "more than 3 dozen tents have been damaged today." &nbsp;Some of the expedition companies are calling off their attempt for the season.
 Notably, it comes a week after the last one, which had left two persons dead. According to the Tourism Department of Nepal, over a dozen people were injured, including an Indian after an avalanche ripped through just below camp 4 on September 26.
 The weather has not been great throughout the season. An avalanche occurred in the mountain a few days ago also. Over 400 permits were issued by the Department of Tourism to climb Manaslu this year.
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UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Sunday conceded she should have better prepared Britain for her recent debt-fuelled mini-budget, which sparked a week of market turmoil, dismal headlines and disastrous polls.
Less than a month into the job but already mired in a deep crisis, the new Tory leader insisted her controversial plans would return Britain to economic growth, as it grapples with decades-high inflation and imminent recession.
"I do stand by the package we announced... but I do accept we should have laid the ground better there," Truss told the BBC as her restive ruling Conservatives' annual conference gets underway in Birmingham.
"We have a clear plan moving forward both to deal with the energy crisis and to deal with inflation, but also to get the economy growing and to put us on a good long-term footing," she added.
Opposition parties, much of the public and even Conservative MPs -- notably backers of her defeated leadership rival Rishi Sunak -- are aghast at the proposals to cut taxes unveiled 10 days ago by finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng.
Markets tanked in response to the package, and the Bank of England staged an emergency intervention to bail out embattled pension funds, setting the stage for a difficult four-day gathering in Birmingham.
Appearing on the BBC immediately after Truss, senior Tory MP Michael Gove branded the plans "profoundly" wrong and said there would need to be "a course correction".
Ahead of Sunday, Truss broke nearly a week of silence Thursday with a round of broadcast interviews with regional BBC stations -- when her awkward pauses generated almost as many headlines as her defence of the plan.
She then followed up with further interviews and a newspaper article Friday in which she vowed to press on with the policies but get "an iron grip" on public finances.
"Of course, we need to bring down borrowing as a proportion of GDP over the medium term, and I have a plan to do that," the under-fire leader reiterated Sunday.
The live TV appearance was her first before a national UK audience since Kwarteng unveiled the contentious proposals on September 23, and comes after a raft of polls showed a dramatic slump for her party.
One poll Friday by YouGov found that 51 percent of Britons think that Truss should resign -- and 54 percent want Kwarteng to go.
 
- Existential threat? - 
Several other polls in recent days showed the opposition Labour party with mammoth leads of up to 33 points over the Conservatives -- its biggest since the heyday of former Labour prime minister Tony Blair in the late 1990s.
Echoing Blair, Labour leader Keir Starmer says that his party now represents mainstream UK voters, and has demanded Truss recall parliament rather than press ahead with her conference.
As it is, both Sunak and former prime minister Boris Johnson are reportedly staying away from Birmingham.
But Truss will have plenty of critics lying in wait at what the Tories bill as Europe's largest annual political event.
Protesters angry at rising energy bills and the government's handling of the worsening cost-of-living crisis massed in London and Birmingham Saturday, with more demonstrations planned for the start of the Tory conference Sunday.
Kwarteng is due to address the party's four-day grassroots gathering on Monday, before Truss closes it with the leader's keynote speech on Wednesday.
Although both have ruled out a U-turn on their economic package, they conceded ground Friday by allowing the Office for Budget Responsibility to send Kwarteng an initial independent costing score-card of it later next week.
The conference programme has already been pared back to eliminate some of its fringe partying following the September 8 death of Queen Elizabeth II -– who appointed Truss only two days before she died.
Not that there is much to celebrate for the Tories, given their poll ratings, which have fuelled speculation that Truss could face her own leadership challenge, or that she may sacrifice Kwarteng.
Many commentators are urging contrition from the duo in Birmingham, to avoid the kind of doomsday scenario laid out by senior Tory MP Charles Walker.
A general election is not due until January 2025 at the latest. But if one were held tomorrow, Walker said, "we would cease to exist as a functioning political party".

 'We should have laid the ground better': UK PM Liz Truss on 'controversial' mini-budget

Truss told the BBC as her restive ruling Conservatives' annual conference gets underway in Birmingham.

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss on Sunday conceded she should have better prepared Britain for her recent debt-fuelled mini-budget, which sparked a week of market turmoil, dismal headlines and disastrous polls.
Less than a month into the job but already mired in a deep crisis, the new Tory leader insisted her controversial plans would return Britain to economic growth, as it grapples with decades-high inflation and imminent recession.
"I do stand by the package we announced... but I do accept we should have laid the ground better there," Truss told the BBC as her restive ruling Conservatives' annual conference gets underway in Birmingham.
"We have a clear plan moving forward both to deal with the energy crisis and to deal with inflation, but also to get the economy growing and to put us on a good long-term footing," she added.
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Opposition parties, much of the public and even Conservative MPs -- notably backers of her defeated leadership rival Rishi Sunak -- are aghast at the proposals to cut taxes unveiled 10 days ago by finance minister Kwasi Kwarteng.
Markets tanked in response to the package, and the Bank of England staged an emergency intervention to bail out embattled pension funds, setting the stage for a difficult four-day gathering in Birmingham.
Appearing on the BBC immediately after Truss, senior Tory MP Michael Gove branded the plans "profoundly" wrong and said there would need to be "a course correction".
Ahead of Sunday, Truss broke nearly a week of silence Thursday with a round of broadcast interviews with regional BBC stations -- when her awkward pauses generated almost as many headlines as her defence of the plan.
She then followed up with further interviews and a newspaper article Friday in which she vowed to press on with the policies but get "an iron grip" on public finances.
"Of course, we need to bring down borrowing as a proportion of GDP over the medium term, and I have a plan to do that," the under-fire leader reiterated Sunday.
The live TV appearance was her first before a national UK audience since Kwarteng unveiled the contentious proposals on September 23, and comes after a raft of polls showed a dramatic slump for her party.
One poll Friday by YouGov found that 51 percent of Britons think that Truss should resign -- and 54 percent want Kwarteng to go.

The death toll from Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, soared above 40 Saturday, as President Joe Biden heads to Florida later in the week to survey the devastation.
Shocked Florida communities were only just beginning to face the full scale of the destruction, with rescuers still searching for survivors in submerged neighborhoods and along the state's southwest coast.
Homes, restaurants and businesses were ripped apart when Ian roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday.
The confirmed number of storm-related deaths rose to 44 statewide, the Florida Medical Examiners Commission said late Saturday, but reports of additional fatalities were still emerging county by county -– pointing to a far higher final toll.
Hard-hit Lee County alone recorded 35 deaths, according to its sheriff, while US media including NBC and CBS tallied more than 70 deaths either directly or indirectly related to the storm.
In the coastal state of North Carolina, the governor's office confirmed four deaths related to Ian there.
Biden and his wife, Jill, will visit Florida on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted, but the couple will first head to Puerto Rico on Monday to survey the destruction from a different storm, Hurricane Fiona, which struck the US territory last month.
In Florida's Lee County on Saturday, rescuers and ordinary citizens in boats were still saving the last trapped inhabitants of the small island of Matlacha. Debris, abandoned vehicles and downed trees littered the pummeled hamlet's main street and surroundings that are dotted by colorful wooden houses with corrugated roofs.
The community, home to about 800 people, was cut off from the mainland following damage to two bridges, and those who fled early were only just beginning to return home to survey the destruction.
More than 900,000 customers remained without power in Florida Saturday night, hampering efforts by those who evacuated to return to their homes to take stock of what they lost.
In Fort Myers Beach, a town on the Gulf of Mexico coast which took the brunt of the storm, Pete Belinda said his home was "just flipped upside down, soaking wet, full of mud."

Hurricane Ian devastates Florida, death toll soars above 40

Homes, restaurants and businesses were ripped apart when Ian roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday.

The death toll from Hurricane Ian, one of the most powerful storms ever to hit the United States, soared above 40 Saturday, as President Joe Biden heads to Florida later in the week to survey the devastation.
Shocked Florida communities were only just beginning to face the full scale of the destruction, with rescuers still searching for survivors in submerged neighborhoods and along the state's southwest coast.
Homes, restaurants and businesses were ripped apart when Ian roared ashore as a powerful Category 4 hurricane on Wednesday.
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The confirmed number of storm-related deaths rose to 44 statewide, the Florida Medical Examiners Commission said late Saturday, but reports of additional fatalities were still emerging county by county -&ndash; pointing to a far higher final toll.
Hard-hit Lee County alone recorded 35 deaths, according to its sheriff, while US media including NBC and CBS tallied more than 70 deaths either directly or indirectly related to the storm.
In the coastal state of North Carolina, the governor's office confirmed four deaths related to Ian there.
Biden and his wife, Jill, will visit Florida on Wednesday, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre tweeted, but the couple will first head to Puerto Rico on Monday to survey the destruction from a different storm, Hurricane Fiona, which struck the US territory last month.
In Florida's Lee County on Saturday, rescuers and ordinary citizens in boats were still saving the last trapped inhabitants of the small island of Matlacha. Debris, abandoned vehicles and downed trees littered the pummeled hamlet's main street and surroundings that are dotted by colorful wooden houses with corrugated roofs.
The community, home to about 800 people, was cut off from the mainland following damage to two bridges, and those who fled early were only just beginning to return home to survey the destruction.
More than 900,000 customers remained without power in Florida Saturday night, hampering efforts by those who evacuated to return to their homes to take stock of what they lost.
In Fort Myers Beach, a town on the Gulf of Mexico coast which took the brunt of the storm, Pete Belinda said his home was "just flipped upside down, soaking wet, full of mud."

Angry protesters attacked the French Embassy in Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday after supporters of the West African nation's new coup leader accused France of harboring the ousted interim president, a charge French authorities vehemently denied.
Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was overthrown late Friday only nine months after he'd mounted a coup himself in Burkina Faso, which has been failing to effectively counter rising violence by Islamic extremists. Comments by a new junta spokesman earlier Saturday set into motion an outburst of anger in Ouagadougou, the capital.
Video on social media showed residents with lit torches outside the perimeter of the French embassy.
Damiba's whereabouts remained unknown but France's Foreign Ministry issued a strongly worded statement: “We formally deny involvement in the events unfolding in Burkina Faso. The camp where the French forces are based has never hosted Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba nor has our embassy.” Capt. Ibrahim Traore, who was named in charge after the Friday evening coup was announced on state television, said in his first interview that he and his men did not seek to harm Damiba.
“If we wanted, we would take him within five minutes of fighting and maybe he would be dead, the president. But we don't want this catastrophe,” Traore told the Voice of America. “We don't want to harm him, because we don't have any personal problem with him. We're fighting for Burkina Faso.” Roads remained blocked off in Ouagadougou and a helicopter could be heard flying overhead. An internal security analysis for the European Union seen by The Associated Press said there was “abnormal military movement” in the city.
As uncertainty prevailed, the international community widely condemned the ouster of Damiba, who himself overthrew the country's democratically elected president in January. The African Union and the West African region bloc known as ECOWAS sharply criticized the developments.
“ECOWAS finds this new power grab inappropriate at a time when progress has been made,” the bloc said, citing Damiba's recent agreement to return to constitutional order by July 2024.
After taking power in January, Damiba promised to end the Islamic extremist violence that has forced 2 million people to flee their homes in Burkina Faso. But the group of officers led by Traore said Friday that Damiba had failed and was being removed.
The new junta leadership said it would commit “all fighting forces to refocus on the security issue and the restoration of the integrity of our territory.” But it remains to be seen whether the junta can turn around the crisis. Concerns already were mounting Saturday that the latest political volatility would further distract the military and allow the jihadis to strengthen their grip on the once-peaceful country.
For some in Burkina Faso's military, Damiba was seen as too cozy with former colonizer France, which maintains a military presence in Africa's Sahel region to help countries fight Islamic extremists. Some who support the new coup leader, Traore, have called on Burkina Faso's government to seek Russian support instead.
In neighboring Mali, the coup leader has invited Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group to help with security, a move than has drawn global condemnation and accusations of human rights abuses.
Mali also saw a second coup nine months after the August 2020 overthrow of its president, when the junta's leader sidelined his civilian transition counterparts and put himself alone in charge.
Chrysogone Zougmore, president of the Burkina Faso Movement for Human Rights, called the latest overthrow “very regrettable,” saying the political instability would not help in the fight against Islamic extremist violence.
“How can we hope to unite people and the army if the latter is characterized by such serious divisions?” Zougmore said.

On camera: protesters attack French Embassy in Burkina Faso after coup

Comments by a new junta spokesman Saturday set into motion an outburst of anger in Ouagadougou, the capital.

Angry protesters attacked the French Embassy in Burkina Faso's capital on Saturday after supporters of the West African nation's new coup leader accused France of harboring the ousted interim president, a charge French authorities vehemently denied.
Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba was overthrown late Friday only nine months after he'd mounted a coup himself in Burkina Faso, which has been failing to effectively counter rising violence by Islamic extremists. Comments by a new junta spokesman earlier Saturday set into motion an outburst of anger in Ouagadougou, the capital.
Video on social media showed residents with lit torches outside the perimeter of the French embassy.
Damiba's whereabouts remained unknown but France's Foreign Ministry issued a strongly worded statement: &ldquo;We formally deny involvement in the events unfolding in Burkina Faso. The camp where the French forces are based has never hosted Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba nor has our embassy.&rdquo; Capt. Ibrahim Traore, who was named in charge after the Friday evening coup was announced on state television, said in his first interview that he and his men did not seek to harm Damiba.
&ldquo;If we wanted, we would take him within five minutes of fighting and maybe he would be dead, the president. But we don't want this catastrophe,&rdquo; Traore told the Voice of America. &ldquo;We don't want to harm him, because we don't have any personal problem with him. We're fighting for Burkina Faso.&rdquo; Roads remained blocked off in Ouagadougou and a helicopter could be heard flying overhead. An internal security analysis for the European Union seen by The Associated Press said there was &ldquo;abnormal military movement&rdquo; in the city.
As uncertainty prevailed, the international community widely condemned the ouster of Damiba, who himself overthrew the country's democratically elected president in January. The African Union and the West African region bloc known as ECOWAS sharply criticized the developments.
&ldquo;ECOWAS finds this new power grab inappropriate at a time when progress has been made,&rdquo; the bloc said, citing Damiba's recent agreement to return to constitutional order by July 2024.
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After taking power in January, Damiba promised to end the Islamic extremist violence that has forced 2 million people to flee their homes in Burkina Faso. But the group of officers led by Traore said Friday that Damiba had failed and was being removed.
The new junta leadership said it would commit &ldquo;all fighting forces to refocus on the security issue and the restoration of the integrity of our territory.&rdquo; But it remains to be seen whether the junta can turn around the crisis. Concerns already were mounting Saturday that the latest political volatility would further distract the military and allow the jihadis to strengthen their grip on the once-peaceful country.
For some in Burkina Faso's military, Damiba was seen as too cozy with former colonizer France, which maintains a military presence in Africa's Sahel region to help countries fight Islamic extremists. Some who support the new coup leader, Traore, have called on Burkina Faso's government to seek Russian support instead.
In neighboring Mali, the coup leader has invited Russian mercenaries from the Wagner Group to help with security, a move than has drawn global condemnation and accusations of human rights abuses.
Mali also saw a second coup nine months after the August 2020 overthrow of its president, when the junta's leader sidelined his civilian transition counterparts and put himself alone in charge.
Chrysogone Zougmore, president of the Burkina Faso Movement for Human Rights, called the latest overthrow &ldquo;very regrettable,&rdquo; saying the political instability would not help in the fight against Islamic extremist violence.
&ldquo;How can we hope to unite people and the army if the latter is characterized by such serious divisions?&rdquo; Zougmore said.

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